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144 HORTON, Samuel Dana, publicist, b. in Porae- roy, Oliio, 16 Jan., 1844; d. in Washington, D. C, 23 Fel)., 1895. He was the son of Valentine B. Horton (q. v.) ; was giailiiateil at Harvard in 1864 and at the law-school in 1808, studied in Berlin university in 1869-'T0, and was admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1871. He published in 1876 a treatise on "Silver and Gold, and their Relation to the Problem of Resumption," the first of a se- ries of works advocating a settlement of the silver qncstion by joint action of nations. This policy was adopted by congress, and he was identified with its advancement in Europe as delegate to the international monetary conferences of 1878 and 1881. The most important of his numerous works is "The Silver Pound and England's Monetary Policy since the Restoration " (London, 1877).

HOTCHKIN, Samuel Fitch, author, b. in Sau- quoit, N. Y., 3 April, 1833. He is the son and grandson of Presbyterian clergymen, was graduat- ed at Trinity college in 1856, and four years later from the General theological seminiiry. He filled several offices in the diocese of Delaware, and for many years has been registrar of the diocese of Philadelphia. His principal publications are " Ancient and Modern Germantown " (1889) ; " Early Clergy of Pennsylvania and Delaware " (Philadelphia, 1890) ; "Country Clergy of Pennsyl- vania" (1890) ; "The York Road, Old and New, Fox Chase and Bustleton " (1893); "The Bristol Pike" (1893); and "Rural Pennsylvania" (1897).

HOUGHTON, George Hendricks, clergyman, b. in Deerfield, Mass., in 1820 ; d. in New York city, 17 Nov., 1897. After graduation from the University of the city of New York and from the General theological seminary in 1845 he was or- dained, and became assistant to Dr. Muhlenberg at the Church of the holy comnninion ; he served also as instructor in Hebrew at the General theo- logical seminary. In 1848 he organized the parish of the Transfiguration, and in 1850 the congrega- tion put up a building. The rector remained with the congregation from then on, refusing all pre- ferments of his church and declining all calls to service elsewhere. The church was freed from debt and provided with an endowment of .f 100,- 000 ; it enlarged its activities in many religious, social, and charitable lines, and proved to be a valuable factor in missionary work. Popularly, the church was called " the Little Church around the Corner," and its rector widely known and re- spected. He was succeeded by his nephew. Rev. George H. Houghton, and in 1898 there was a semi-centennial celebration of the organization of this large and important parish.

HOVEY, Richard, author, b. in Normal, 111., 4 May, 1864. He was graduated at Dartmouth, and studied at the General theological semi- nary. He was for a time connected with a New Y'ork Episcopal church, has since been an actor, author, and journalist, and subsequently a lecturer at Columbia university. Mr. Ilovey has published several plays and poems, and, with Bliss Carman, " More Songs from Vagabondia " (Boston, 1896).

HOWARD, Leland Ossian, entomologist, b. in Rockford, 111., 11 June, 1857. He was graduated at Cornell in 1877, and while an undergraduate did special work in the department of entomology under Prof. John H. Comstock. A year later he became assistant in the division of entomology in the department of agriculture in Washington, and in 1894 he became the chief of that division, which place he still holds : also on 1 Nov.. 1895, becoming honorary curator of the department of insects in the U. S. national museum. He has made a spe- cialty of parasitic hyraenoptera, in which branch he has devoted chief attention to habits and host rela- tions ; besides which he has been called upon to make extensive studies in economic entomology in connection with his office. In 1883 he received the degree of JI. S. from Cornell, and in 1896 the degree of Ph. D. was conferred upon him by George- town university. He has been president of the Entomological and Biological societies of Washing- ton, and was president of the Association of eco- nomic entomology in 1894. Dr. Howard has been a member of the American association for the ad- vancement of science since 1888, and presided over the section on zoology in 1895, and again in 1897, and in 1897 was elected permanent secretary of that association. He prepared the definitions in entomology for the " Century Dictionary " and was similarly connected with the " Standard Diction- ary," and has also contributed to the "Standard Natural History." Dr. Howard has been a fre- quent contributor to scientific journals, and was the editor of " Insect Life," a journal formerly published by the department of agriculture. His bibliography is extensive, and consists for the most part of contributions in liis specialty to govern- ment reports and to scientific journals.

HOWARTH, Ellen Clementine, poet, b. in Cooperstown, N. Y.. 20 May, 1827. Her maiden name was Doran. She left school at seven years of age to work in a factory, married Joseph How- arth in 1846, and has since resided in Trenton, N. J. Mrs. Howarth has published " The Wind- Harp, and other Poems " (Philadelphia, 1864), and " Poems," with an introduction bv Richard Wat- son Gilder (Newark, N. J., 1868). tier best-known poems are " Thou wilt never grow Old " and " 'Tis but a Little Fa<ied Flower."

HOWISON, Henry Lycurgus, naval officer, b. in Washington, D. C, 10 Oct., 1837, and was gratlu- ated at the U. S. naval academy. He was ap- pointed acting midshipman in 1854 from Indiana, and before the close of the civil war, in which he saw much active service, he had reached the rank of lieutenant-commander. In 1872 he became a commander, in 1885 a captain, in 1897 a commo- dore, and in November, 1898, he was promoted to rear-admiral. He has been employed in various branches of the navy, his recent service being in the Spanish war as commandant of the Boston navy-yard, and in command of the South Atlantic squadron. Admiral Howison, with his flag-ship " Chicago," took part in the New York naval parade in honor of his friend and classmate, Ad- miral Dewey, 29 Sept., 1899. He was relieved of his command, and retired in October.

HOWLAND, Oliver Allen. Canadian lawyer, b. at Lambton Mills. Ontario. 18 April, 1847. "He is a son of Sir William P. Howland (q. v.), and was graduated from the University of Toronto, in which city he has since successfully practised law, having been admitted to the bar in 1875. He has appeared before the English privy council sis counsel in several important Canadian cases, was elected in 1894 by a large majority as a Conservative to represent South Toronto in the legislature, and has always taken an interest in historical research as weli as in general literature. Mr. Howland is connected with various literary associations, and inaugurated the movement for an historical exhibition in commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the landing of John Cabot in Canada. He is the author of " The Irish Problem, viewed by a Citizen of the Empire" (1887). and "The New Empire: Reflections upon its Origin, Constitution, and its Relations to tue Great Republic" (1891).